2006 – Page 64

Spanish company Icasur is asking the Dominican government for US$611.7 million in compensation as a result of the cancellation of a contract with the Office of Public Works, for the right to give out the “revistas” for cars. The Dominican Congress rejected the Icasur contract as “damaging to the interests of the nation”. In a …

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According to Pension Funds Superintendent Persia Alvarez, 305,000 employees now qualify for housing financed by funds from the pension fund pool. These people earn more than two minimum salaries, or more than RD$10,000 per month. The superintendent’s office has identified 15,252 employers with 305,512 employees who qualify for these home loans. The pension funds in …

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Professors and employees of the UASD University continued their strike yesterday, and although Hoy reports that they returned to work today, the unions are still considering an indefinite stoppage of all related activities if the administration doesn’t consider their request and provide a reply by Monday. Strikers are urging the administration to rescind their health …

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The Pro-Hygiene and Health Services Company (SEHISA) has agreed to accept the cancellation of the sanitation contract hastily given to them last week by the Mayor of Santo Domingo East, Juan de los Santos, and has also decided against taking legal action against the town council or the mayor. Though the contract has been rescinded, …

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El Caribe is reporting that the International Migration Organization (IMO) has signed a letter of intent with the international “Save the Children” organization, that will allow for the launch of an internet site whose main purpose will be to aid the search for disappeared Dominican emigrants. The joint effort will try to gather statistics on …

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According to El Caribe newspaper a total of 86 Dominicans, including two teenagers, have been repatriated to La Romana by US Coast Guards. One group was caught on Monday night trying to reach the neighboring Caribbean island of Puerto Rico. One of the teenagers, an unnamed 13-year old, said that his parents were not aware …

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Attorney General Radhames Jimenez has ordered the arrest of a prison guard who shot a young prisoner in the back last June. The boy was one of a group of nine who tried to escape from the Najayo Juvenile Facility in San Cristobal. Jimenez also ordered an evaluation of the jailers at the facility. The …

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The National Police have broken up a “fake consulate” that was operating in the Los Mina area of Santo Domingo. Diario Libre reports that two Dominicans and one Costa Rican are being charged with operating the fake consulate office that defrauded people seeking visas to the United States and Europe. The group was found to …

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Two men accused of stabbing journalist Johnny Martinez to death were sentenced to 30 years in jail, according to El Caribe newspaper. The murder occurred on 13 April of this year. Former police officers Octavio Perez and Antoni Trinidad were charged with Martinez’s murder.

With the arrival of the Braemar at the Don Diego docks, the 2006-2007 cruise ship season started in Santo Domingo. The port is currently in the midst of a massive remodeling project and the welcome for yesterday’s 599 visitors was hampered by a reception area stripped of furniture and with limited parking for tourist taxis …

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